Every now and then there are people who reassure us that the world is a wonderful place — Harvey resident Jess Cook is one of them.
Jacinta Cantatore
The South West Science and Engineering Challenge was held throughout last week, aiming to grow students’ skills and capabilities and is now a highly anticipated part of the school year.
Kasper Johansen
A last-minute sealer from Jay Collard proved the cherry on top for the Harvey Bulls after upsetting Augusta-Margaret River by two points.
Carly Laden
Staff and students at a Brunswick primary school dug deep on Wednesday to raise some treasured funds for a cause close to their hearts.
It breaks my heart to think that reconciliation might still be just a word.
Year 12 students at Our Lady of Mercy College looked to the skies for their Year 12 Ball, which had the theme “Starry Starry Night”.
South West butchers put their skills to the test to see who would claim glory and take the crown at this year’s Australian Meat Industry Council Sausage King and Small Goods Competition.
Ailish Delaney
The collaborative 4-week construction effort has allowed the Capel Country Women’s Association to get involved in more community outreach.
Even though she was a severe asthmatic Elaine Flint did everything from singing at the Sydney Opera House to winning major competitions, all while mothering three children and part-owning a business.
The Shire of Waroona has started community consultation for its proposed $5 million revitalisation strategy, which contains plans for the central precinct.
The Bianca Panetta Academy of Dance will be holding its showcase at the end of the year and is pulling out all the fundraising stops to make sure they don’t miss a step.
A South West honey business owner says the attitude towards bees had shifted dramatically in the last 10 years as the public begins to recognise their importance.
The West has been given permission by WA’s Supreme Court to broadcast — for a limited time — the most extensive excerpts of the recording of Eric Edgar Cooke’s trial ever heard in public. LISTEN NOW.
Tim Clarke
In part two, WA’s worst killer confesses to shooting lovers Rowena Reeves and Nicholas August in 1963. Rowena revealed she bore the scar of the bullet wound until her death.
Tim Clarke and Joseph Catanzaro
In part three, Cooke reveals how he shot Swanbourne rower Brian Weir. He survived, but Brian’s brother says he was never the same — ‘it was murder’.
An unlicensed driver who killed a Mt Barker legend shortly after snorting methamphetamine at a petrol station has faced the fury of a judge.
Shannon Hampton
Feuding families have been put on notice by an Albany magistrate after two women were sent to prison for a drunken group assault sparked by family tensions.
Kellie Balaam
Local councillors at a major regional centre are under fire for handing themselves a combined $10,000 payment after sacrificing part of their allowances last year.
Michael Traill
A former East Kimberley College student has described his relief after being cleared of criminal involvement in a fire that burnt down a Kununurra school building two years ago.
Four officers from both the Pilbara and Kimberley districts completed their training this week with each district allocated two drones to deploy locally when they are required.
Staff from town and remote community schools made the trip to the Kimberley’s first Aboriginal educators’ conference at the Dampier Peninsula community over four days from May 17
Richard Goyder is 2021’s West Australian of the Year for his commitment to philanthropy. Now he has called on West Australians to embrace passion and tolerance — and move towards reconciliation.
Kate Emery and Brianna Dugan
Got a great idea for Perth? Think you know how to sell it to the world? Tell us what it is and we’ll make sure it gets heard by the movers and shakers ahead of the crucial ‘Brand Perth’ summit.
Charlotte Elton
A growing number of WA businesses are ramping up their apprenticeship programs to combat skill shortages, with about a third of those surveyed intending to take on more trainees.
Former CBH chairman Wally Newman has been unsuccessful in his bid to return to the board he walked away from 14 months ago amid controversy.
Nearly one-fifth of WA aged care residents have either refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or missed out on jabs administered by the Federal Government’s in-reach clinics, The West can reveal.
A State-wide manhunt is under way for a man who police allege smashed his way through a glass window and several homes in Como, attacking officers and two elderly women in his violent escape.
Sarah Steger
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